Christine in MO Posted September 29, 2010 #1 Share Posted September 29, 2010 We will be on the Elation in November and after booking I realized that my daughter is still a couple of inches too short to go down the slide. She is 5 years old and able to swim so I was wondering if there is a Carnival employee at the top of the slide monitoring and enforcing the height restrictions? DS is 9 years old and well within the height restrictions to go down the slide and if DD is unable to go down the slide and DB is able to go down I foresee a very real problem for me for 5 days on the Elation!!!!! Tnaks for any help on this issue.....oh, also are the pools still salt water? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssatterly Posted September 29, 2010 #2 Share Posted September 29, 2010 We will be on the Elation in November and after booking I realized that my daughter is still a couple of inches too short to go down the slide. She is 5 years old and able to swim so I was wondering if there is a Carnival employee at the top of the slide monitoring and enforcing the height restrictions? DS is 9 years old and well within the height restrictions to go down the slide and if DD is unable to go down the slide and DB is able to go down I foresee a very real problem for me for 5 days on the Elation!!!!! Tnaks for any help on this issue.....oh, also are the pools still salt water? TIA There is an employee at the top and at the bottom on all ships that I have been on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzorp Posted September 29, 2010 #3 Share Posted September 29, 2010 We will be on the Elation in November and after booking I realized that my daughter is still a couple of inches too short to go down the slide. She is 5 years old and able to swim so I was wondering if there is a Carnival employee at the top of the slide monitoring and enforcing the height restrictions? DS is 9 years old and well within the height restrictions to go down the slide and if DD is unable to go down the slide and DB is able to go down I foresee a very real problem for me for 5 days on the Elation!!!!! Tnaks for any help on this issue.....oh, also are the pools still salt water? TIA There is someone at each slide. Not too sure how strict they are with the enforcing though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alliezona09 Posted September 29, 2010 #4 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Yes they do have someone monitering the slides and I have heard that they do inforce the height restrictions as it's for your childs safety~ And yes the pools are salt water~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessalared Posted September 29, 2010 #5 Share Posted September 29, 2010 We will be on the Elation in November and after booking I realized that my daughter is still a couple of inches too short to go down the slide. She is 5 years old and able to swim so I was wondering if there is a Carnival employee at the top of the slide monitoring and enforcing the height restrictions? DS is 9 years old and well within the height restrictions to go down the slide and if DD is unable to go down the slide and DB is able to go down I foresee a very real problem for me for 5 days on the Elation!!!!! Tnaks for any help on this issue.....oh, also are the pools still salt water? TIA heres to hoping for a growth spurt!!:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcuchio24 Posted September 29, 2010 #6 Share Posted September 29, 2010 There is a 'slide police' and they are VERY strict on all the ships i've been on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
march272010 Posted September 29, 2010 #7 Share Posted September 29, 2010 It's for your child's safety so I would hope you wouldn't allow her to go down the slid if she doesn't meet the requirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceflower77 Posted September 29, 2010 #8 Share Posted September 29, 2010 For what it's worth, when we were on the Conquest there was no one at the bottom. If there was someone at the top, I didn't know about it (this was when we embarked initially). My son went down repeatedly, he had it to himself and had a blast. I was at the bottom watching him go down, but since it doesn't end in a pool, just shallow water, they didn't have many reasons to be concerned. My daughter's (4 and 5) will be with us on this cruise and are anxious to go down the slide, I truly hope they meet the height requirement. In this case, I guess I'm glad my hub is 6'5" and they're taking after him ;). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrpayroll Posted September 29, 2010 #9 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Unfortunately there is NO swim test involved in using the slides. Only height requirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshhawk Posted September 29, 2010 #10 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Since the pools are filled from the water that is all around the ship, they will always remain salt water pools. Any one can drown in an inch of water, so monitering a child on a slide is essential. I had a big brother, there were plenty of things that he could do, that I was too little for, didn't make me bitter, so if your little one is too little then just tell them that. Don't even worry about it until you are on the ship, the kids may get up on the top of the slide, and decide they don't want to go down anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharecruises Posted September 29, 2010 #11 Share Posted September 29, 2010 They have the height requirement for safety reasons I am sure just think if (God Forbid) something went wrong....then what?? Blame Carnival? I don't think they can make many exceptions on this cause what if a 3 year old or a 2 year old is "jealous' of an older sibling?? safety first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine in MO Posted September 29, 2010 Author #12 Share Posted September 29, 2010 WOW!!!! Thanks for all the quick responses guys. And just for the record I would never allow my child to do something that I did not think was safe. She is an excellent swimmer, loves the water, goes down the slide and off the high diving board into 11 ft water at our local pool PLUS either myself, my mom, her father or her grandfather would be there and watching at all times. While I understand the rules are for safety but as a parent I wouldn't allow my child to do something I felt was unsafe (and would hope no parent would). If those are the rules and if they are enforced then I will follow them....I was just curious to get the kids prepared ahead of time. Thanks for all the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverado44 Posted September 29, 2010 #13 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Unfortunately there is NO swim test involved in using the slides. Only height requirement. Why would you need a swim test? It's less than 6 inches of water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine in MO Posted September 29, 2010 Author #14 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Why would you need a swim test? It's less than 6 inches of water. Actually, the slide on the Elation deposits you into the deep end of the pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavesprite Posted September 29, 2010 #15 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Why would you need a swim test? It's less than 6 inches of water. On the Elation it dumps into the pool...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrpayroll Posted September 29, 2010 #16 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Why would you need a swim test? It's less than 6 inches of water. This was in response to the op who said that their child could swim. Carnival doesn't require you to know how to swim, you just have to be so many inches tall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPete Posted September 29, 2010 #17 Share Posted September 29, 2010 We will be on the Elation in November and after booking I realized that my daughter is still a couple of inches too short to go down the slide. She is 5 years old and able to swim so I was wondering if there is a Carnival employee at the top of the slide monitoring and enforcing the height restrictions? DS is 9 years old and well within the height restrictions to go down the slide and if DD is unable to go down the slide and DB is able to go down I foresee a very real problem for me for 5 days on the Elation!!!!! Tnaks for any help on this issue.....oh, also are the pools still salt water? TIA Yes they are. Last thing you want an under height kid to do is spin around in the chute, and exit head first. Realize WHY there are limits, please. We and they care for your kid. Please do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPete Posted September 29, 2010 #18 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Why would you need a swim test? It's less than 6 inches of water. They empty the pool? Everyone going down would be hurt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemurCat Posted September 29, 2010 #19 Share Posted September 29, 2010 If it empties into the pool, then it actually has a 48 inch limit. And it's not about how well a kid can swim, it's about the velocity of small body can reach in the slide. Believe it or not, CCL doesn't want kids who are too light being tossed around corners at high rates of speed where their small bodies can potentially get crushed into a wall, or worse, leave the surface of the slide entirely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinManiac Posted September 29, 2010 #20 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Is there a weight (or old age :D ) limit for the slide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcuchio24 Posted September 29, 2010 #21 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Is there a weight (or old age :D ) limit for the slide? don't know about age, but certainly no weight limit. I have seen some whoppers go down no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemurCat Posted September 29, 2010 #22 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Is there a weight (or old age :D ) limit for the slide? No, but I have seen where heavier people have had issues with the rate of water going down the slide being incapable of conveying them to the bottom. So I'd check for a nice, rushing stream before climbing the steps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinManiac Posted September 29, 2010 #23 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Nothing worse than a slide burn, unless it's when you get stuck on the slide. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemurCat Posted September 29, 2010 #24 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Nothing worse than a slide burn, unless it's when you get stuck on the slide. :D Yeah, slide burn is worse than doing "the scooch" down the chute. Slide burn physically hurts. "The schooch" only hurts your ego. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPete Posted September 29, 2010 #25 Share Posted September 29, 2010 No, but I have seen where heavier people have had issues with the rate of water going down the slide being incapable of conveying them to the bottom. So I'd check for a nice, rushing stream before climbing the steps. Actually, as a man "of size", the more skin to slide ration, the faster I go. The more material to slide ratio, it gets very motionless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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